Source: https://seerepo.com/compare/linshenkx/prompt-optimizer/vs/paperclipai/paperclip
Markdown source: https://seerepo.com/compare/linshenkx/prompt-optimizer/vs/paperclipai/paperclip.md
Description: prompt-optimizer and paperclip share 5 technologies: Vite, Express, OpenAI, MCP, and Anthropic. Both are written in TypeScript.

# prompt-optimizer vs paperclip

prompt-optimizer and paperclip share 5 technologies: Vite, Express, OpenAI, MCP, and Anthropic. Both are written in TypeScript.

- [linshenkx/prompt-optimizer](https://seerepo.com/r/linshenkx/prompt-optimizer): An AI prompt optimizer for writing better prompts and getting better AI results.
- [paperclipai/paperclip](https://seerepo.com/r/paperclipai/paperclip): The open-source app everyone uses to manage agents at work

## What they share and what sets them apart

- In common: Vite, Express, OpenAI, MCP, Anthropic
- Only in prompt-optimizer: Vue
- Only in paperclip: React, Postgres, AWS S3, Sentry, Google, Svix

## Side by side

| | prompt-optimizer | paperclip |
|---|---|---|
| Size | 309,080 lines written, 784 code files | 2,989,154 lines written, 4,868 code files |
| Who writes it | 0.8% of its commits signed by AI. With Claude Code and Jules | 17.6% of its commits signed by AI. With Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, and GitHub Copilot |
| Activity | Last push October 30, 2026, 990 commits, 40,112 stars | Last push October 30, 2026, 5,650 commits, 108,962 stars |
| Tests | 476 test files. 47.3% of its code files have a test that imports them | 4,146 test files. 59.2% of its code files have a test that imports them |

- Size: Lines written by people and agents, without generated ones; code files, without tests.
- Who writes it: A commit counts as AI's when it carries its signature: a Co-Authored-By line, its author name or the merge of its branch.
- Activity: From GitHub and its history, on the day SeeRepo read it.
- Tests: The files that test the code, and the share of code files a test imports.

## Frequently asked questions

### Which is bigger, prompt-optimizer or paperclip?

paperclip, with 2,989,154 lines written in 4,868 code files; prompt-optimizer has 309,080 in 784.

The proof: [paperclipai/paperclip's code at commit 198218b](https://github.com/paperclipai/paperclip/tree/198218bf554877fe3b7a83742eefb3b8f12392c6)

### Which has more GitHub stars, prompt-optimizer or paperclip?

paperclip, with 108,962 stars; prompt-optimizer has 40,112.

The proof: [paperclipai/paperclip on GitHub](https://github.com/paperclipai/paperclip)

### Which has more tests, prompt-optimizer or paperclip?

paperclip, with 4,146 test files; prompt-optimizer has 476.

The proof: [paperclipai/paperclip's code at commit 198218b](https://github.com/paperclipai/paperclip/tree/198218bf554877fe3b7a83742eefb3b8f12392c6)

### Which was updated more recently, prompt-optimizer or paperclip?

Both got their last push on October 30, 2026.

The proof: [paperclipai/paperclip's commits on GitHub](https://github.com/paperclipai/paperclip/commits)

### Which has more commits signed by AI, prompt-optimizer or paperclip?

paperclip: an AI signed 17.6% of its commits, with Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, and GitHub Copilot; in prompt-optimizer, 0.8%.

The proof: [the commits each tool signed in paperclipai/paperclip](https://seerepo.com/r/paperclipai/paperclip/ai)

## Sources

- linshenkx/prompt-optimizer: Read on October 31, 2026, at commit 5951bd4 (https://github.com/linshenkx/prompt-optimizer/tree/5951bd427ee51f273415f1f63a87fc6620e47210)
- paperclipai/paperclip: Read on October 30, 2026, at commit 198218b (https://github.com/paperclipai/paperclip/tree/198218bf554877fe3b7a83742eefb3b8f12392c6)

## What is your repo built with?

Any public repo, with no account: https://seerepo.com/r/owner/repo/built, with the owner and name it has on GitHub.